The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau isn't doing a good job of protecting minorities and women, says one employee who claims there is discrimination and bias at the agency. Politico: Angela Martin, a lawyer in CFPB’s enforcement division, told a House Financial Services Subcommittee that there are a “trail of victims” at the agency who are afraid yo speak out publicly. “Unfortunately, there is a pervasive culture of retaliation and intimidation that silences employees and chills the workforce from exposing wrongdoing,” she said. Martin made a series of inflammatory allegations about work life at the bureau. For instance, she said one division in CFPB’s consumer response division that is mostly staffed by African-American employees is internally referred to as “the plantation” or “cesspool.” “African-Americans tell me that it’s extremely hard to leave the plantation,” Martin said,...(Read Full Post)